[Penguicon-Concom] [penguicon-general] Danger!! I've been thinking

Mon Jun 16 14:41:44 GMT 2008

I wouldn't have had a clue if you hadn't told me.  Thanks!  :)

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On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Jer <jer.lance at gmail.com> wrote:

> An auction to benefit someone isn't a big deal. Gambling for charity,
> however, requires considerably more time and energy devoted to legally doing
> everything.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 2:35 PM, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm going to bet someone who remembers how we handled the auction to
>> benefit Tracy was handled is still around, they should be able to tell us
>> what we did to keep from being in trouble with that one. :)
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> Lady Sarah, que_sara_sara
>> "I don't know man, I didn't do it." ~~Mal2
>> Programming Assistant, Penguicon 6.0
>> The Chocolate Goddess, coming soon to a con near you
>> Warrior Princess of the Clan of the Lonely Goatherd
>> IWG Wench #539 MCL, Local 69
>> Scarlet B. Harlot, Figure Head for the Scarlet Harlot -- Privateer #36
>> W3NCH, the HAM Radio Wench
>> "...because you can't spell Wench with an 8!"
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Gini <zoethe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  It's not a bad thought, assuming all the other logistics could be
>>> solved, but we would have to make it clear that it's a donation event, but
>>> not really a charity event - unless Tom has registered as a charity, we're
>>> just making a gift to him, not making a tax-deductible charitable donation.
>>> It might seem nit-picky, but these legal differences can really trip people
>>> up.  And it still runs up against the gambling laws.
>>>
>>> Gini
>>>
>>> Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.
>>>
>>> -Dumas
>>>
>>> --- On *Mon, 6/16/08, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>>
>>> From: LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Penguicon-Concom] [penguicon-general] Danger!! I've been
>>> thinking
>>> To: penguicon-general at penguicon.org
>>> Cc: "Penguicon Concom Discussion List" <concom at penguicon.org>
>>> Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 11:21 AM
>>>
>>> Can I suggest a worthy charity?
>>>
>>> Our own Tom Smith has just had knee surgery to fix a torn tendon and will
>>> shortly (prolly this week) be having the 6th surgery to correct a "birth
>>> defect" they've been trying to correct all his life.  Tom has been making
>>> his living off just his music for the past several years and has zero
>>> insurance.  I know we did a lot to help Tracy through her cancer, maybe we
>>> can help Tom now?
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>> (brain almost back on the planet)
>>>
>>> Lady Sarah, que_sara_sara
>>> "I don't know man, I didn't do it." ~~Mal2
>>> Programming Assistant, Penguicon 6.0
>>> The Chocolate Goddess, coming soon to a con near you
>>> Warrior Princess of the Clan of the Lonely Goatherd
>>> IWG Wench #539 MCL, Local 69
>>> Scarlet B. Harlot, Figure Head for the Scarlet Harlot -- Privateer #36
>>> W3NCH, the HAM Radio Wench
>>> "...because you can't spell Wench with an 8!"
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Ron Blanchett <muteid10t at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A charity casino event would be much harder to pull off and would
>>>> require a lot more work just to get off the ground and way more
>>>> function space to run. This is why just a poker event is on the table
>>>> right now and also because I don't have the resources or the interest
>>>> in a full blown casino event.
>>>>
>>>> On 6/16/08, Jefferson Fury <gyrovagus at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > My thought is that Texas Hold'em is not poker.  It is the watered-down
>>>> >  bastard offspring of poker and had it been born to Romulans would
>>>> have
>>>> >  been mercilessly killed at birth.  Why not have real poker?  Maybe
>>>> >  even expand it to "charity casino event" and have blackjack, craps,
>>>> >  roulette?
>>>> >
>>>> >  -moatn
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >  On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Ron Blanchett <muteid10t at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >  > I have been throwing this thought around for the last couple of
>>>> days:
>>>> >  >
>>>> >  > What does everyone think of having a charity poker tournament this
>>>> >  > year at Penguicon???
>>>> >  > It would be Texas Hold'em Poker and all the Money used to buy into
>>>> >  > said tournament would go to a charity of Penguicon's choice. I know
>>>> at
>>>> >  > least one of our GoH's (if he shows up this time) likes to play and
>>>> >  > there should be at least a few other people that would be into it.
>>>> >  >
>>>> >  > Thoughts, interest, concerns welcome.
>>>> >  >
>>>> >  > -Ron
>>>> >  >
>>>> >  > --
>>>> >  > Fred Allen  - "Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
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